Gutter end piece



July 3, 1923.

T. RIGBY GUTTER END PIECE Filed May 25.' 1922 W/ Miss.'

Patented July 3, 1923.`

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.Application med Mayl 25, v1922. serial No. ,seaez'a To all 'whom t may concern.' v I l Beit knownthatl, TrIoMAs-RIGBY, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at lPhiladelphia, county `oflhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful improvement in-Gutterlnd Pieces,

of forming such ends.

of which the 'following is a full,clear, andI exact description, referencebeing'hadl to the accompanying drawings, which form a partY ofthis specification. i f j This invention -relatesto gutter ends, or ends for eaves troughs. 4 .vf-

The object offmy invention is to provide en'ds'of thischaractery which are uniform, which can readilybe applied .to the ends of .troughs or gutters rwithout first Vseparating the trough receiving -elements,' and which maybe driven into position to vform tight.

joints without soldering. f Another object of my invention isto provide dies for forming the final step in the manufacture of the 1ends so 'as' to form atapered spout receiving Vrecess between ,the spout receiving elements, as well as a method The precise'nature of be-best understood by :reference 'tothe accompanying drawings, which will nowV be described, it being premised, vhowever,'that changes may be made in theform ofthe "ends, the dies aswell as vthe. method of forming the joint, between the different elements, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as defined in the appended claims. y

F ig. l is a perspective' viewOf onefform of end made in accordancelwith my invention, v

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof,

Fig. 3, is a sectional view on of Fig. 2, t

Fig. 4L, is a view similar to Fig. 2, showlng a gutter end, in position on a trough.

Fig. 5, is an end view thereof with the trough in sections. l

Fig. 6, diagrammatically illustrates the various steps in the formation of the ends.

Fig. 7, is a detail sectional view of portions of one form of dies for carrying out the final step of forming the ends shown in Figs.

The gutter end shown in the drawings comprises an end member a of semi-cylindrical form, having an integral arcuate ange t, slightly flared. The gutter end is the line 3 6 my invention shall member c1 adjacent -to .the flange b. `fllhis i alsoy provided'with aninnerarcuate flange membercis secured in position by radiallyA disposed gllange along: one 1 edge thereof which isk secured within an arcuate ybead d formed of members extending from# 4the end 'al and' flange b. `The flange ,memberc is substantially normal'to'theaend a, .whiley g i' the flange member b extends at .an-angle. thereto, so asl to .form a,tapered'recessz bef tweentheflange membersb; and c, as `clearly vshown `in Figs. l, 2.and3. ggz 4 I preferably form theffiange member ce normal togthe end member c, faswellgasey .somewhat longer 'than theflange'memberlb;

This facilitates the application. ofthe.d.e..--

vice'fto the end-ofiva.v trough, and` also-,causes onf the end of atrough,v

relative to .the trough, .untilthe tro'ughif'is vthe Aflange memberlc and trough to lie fpa'rale. f=

lel t0 each other when theend is driven home@ f ,M i 75.5 When applying `agutterendjto agut-.i ter ortrough whichhas 'been previously; shaped as yshown ate/in Figs.y 4 and ,nthe end of flangememberc, whichextendsbeyondmember bis laid Within the, trough,-,30'ff and the trough end` is pushed..longitudinally.. 'f

vwell seatedibetw'een vflange members Z) anderev `The trough end `is then gently tapped u along the bead dto firmly wedge the end ofv the trough@ between the flangemembers by;

tight" joint will be formed between: these,y

faces, :without soldering.-

l/Vhen it is desired to remove an end or-re f.

pla-cel an .end withanew end, theend ,can readily be removed fromthe trough byta'ping, lwithout injury to either theend mi In the manufacture of the ends such as. l

portion of one being shown at f inv Fig.

v The blanks are then placed between diesito' form a deep arcuate ange thereonas shown vat gin Fig. 6. The flanged blanks :are then placed between drawing dies and an arcuate bead is formed, with an arcuate recess g between ythe bead forming members as yshown ath in Fig. 6. `The beaded blanks together with narrow strips of sheet metal are assembled as shown at 'z' in Fig. 6 and THoMAs'nIeBY, orrrrrtnnnrrriie, rnNNsYLveNIe, Assrei'iorwrou ennemie Briosgfl COMPANY; or PH11.15.13.131.3931A,l PENNSYLVANIA, A 'CORPORATION orrENNsYLl so'k lare assembled indi'es suchas shown in Fig. 7. Thedie's 'are then 'closed l'about the assembled blanks to roll the bead, inwardly and bend `a flange on the inserted strip,

whichforms flange c and .secures said flange in position as shown at y' nlTig. 6 and thus completing the article as shown in Figs. 1-3,

The finishing dies comprise a fixed male member 7c, .a longitudinally movable female member Z, and a laterally movable clamping member m. f Y

The diemember fr: its provide'dwithan arcuate shaped flange n, slightly spaced from` the body of theA die member, to form an 'arcuate recess for lth'e reception of the strip for forming'the flange member c.l g

This flange n together with-'the other die members coacting therewith, maintain the an'ge member "anormal to the e-n'd member frz and flare the `flange member b.

vnthe laststep of' manufacturing these l gutter ends, they strip for,4 forming flange member o is first placed inthe recessin die member 7c, la beadedblanlr such las shown'at 71, in F-ilg. 6, is then placed on die member andthe positioned strip, the upper portion of`"tl`1evstrip will be lseated in the groove bel q tween vthe bead formingmembersas shown d, shown in Figs. 2-4. y

y widthto readily vpermit the 'entrance of the.

w he advantages of my invention result from the provision lof gutter e'nd having' two' @flanges extending therefrom, arranged to receive lthe end ofan eaves trough or guts ter between them., foneof the flanges 'extending atan acute Vangle to the other whereby a tapered recess is-forme'd, to permit wedg-y ing the trou-'gh between them and form a' r `tight joint withoutthe use of solder, and in which: the mouth 'of the recess is of sufficient Also from: the 'provision of `dies and method of forming ends t'o form'v the tapered recess, and thereby form uniform structures,

in which the spreading of the flanges after formation is not required, in order to permit entrance of' the'end ofthe trough.

l claim f i l 1. A.. guttery end having `a substantially semi-circular end wall orbody member, a

fla-'ngerextending.y from the 'arcuate peripheral portion thereof and extending in a plane substantially' normal tothe plane of' the body?, a second`v` flange adjacent to thek first flange, and va. bead at the junction ofthe flanges and the body member in which the inner edge ofthe second flange is secured, the outer ed-geof one of' the flanges being sprung radially` Yfrom its normal position from the radius at another plane whereby a flared channelis formed between the flanges for the reception of a gutter. y 5

2. gutter'en'd having an end wall `and a plurality of' flangel members' yconnected thereto and extending beyond the end wall,

a bead at the junctionOf the flange and end `away from'the other flange,.so that the rak l dius of the said flange atene pla/'ne differs wall feneof said flanges being `at an angle n.

reception of the end of Ia g11'tte`r.

v 3. A gutter end havingvan end -membenr a flared flange extending therefrom, and a second flange-extending from the end member within the first flange andsubstantially normal to the "en-d (member, saidfsecond flange being of flange. p. n l

.4. A. gutter: end of semi-cylindrical form, havinganend member,- an integr-al flange extending therefrom, said flange .A being flared, a second flange within the first flange,

normal to lthe end member, and a vrolled bead at the junction ofthe end member and the first lflange within which the `second flange is secured, one of said flanges being of `greater depth than the other.

1n testimony of which-invention, I have hereunto set my hand, on this 23d day `of May, 1922.`

greater depth than `the first `to the other to forma tapered recess for the. l

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